Restor Dent Endod.  2024 May;49(2):e14. 10.5395/rde.2024.49.e14.

Can carbamide peroxide be as effective as hydrogen peroxide for in-office tooth bleaching and cause less sensitivity? A systematic review

• Boa PWMd
• Santos KdS
• Oliveira FJDd
• Borges BCD

• KMID: 2556543
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5395/rde.2024.49.e14

Abstract

This study aimed to answer the question through a systematic review: Can carbamide peroxide be as effective as hydrogen peroxide and cause less in-office bleaching sensitivity? A literature survey was performed in PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, ISI Web of Science, and gray literature. Primary clinical trials that compared the efficacy or the in-office bleaching sensitivity between carbamide and hydrogen peroxides were included. The risk of bias was evaluated using the RoB2. The certainty of the evidence was assessed using the GRADE approach. DPI training significantly improved the mean scores of the dental undergraduates from 7.53 in the pre-DPI-training test to 9.01 in the post-DPI-training test (p < 0.001). After 6 weeks, the mean scores decreased marginally to 8.87 in the retention test (p = 0.563). DPI training increased their confidence level from 5.68 pre-DPI training to 7.09 post-DPI training. The limited evidence suggests that the 37% carbamide peroxide may be similarly effective to the 35% hydrogen peroxide for bleaching teeth in-office and causes less bleaching sensitivity. However, more well-designed split-mouth clinical trials are necessary to strengthen the evidence.

Keyword

Carbamide peroxide; Systematic review; Tooth bleaching; Zydrogen peroxide

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  Figure 1 Flow diagram of the search process.

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  Figure 2 Summary of risk of bias assessment for color change.

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  Figure 3 Summary of risk of bias assessment for bleaching sensitivity.

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